From 1st February2010the Commission (including the Court) will be transitioning to the Uniform Civil Procedureregime that currently operates in the Supreme, Land and Environment, District and Local Courts.

In effect this will mean that much of the procedure before the Commission will be determined by reference to the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005, however, there will be 'local rules' which prevail - these will be known as the Industrial Relations Commission Rules 2009.

Click hereto view a copy of the amendments to the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules2005 as published on the NSW legislation website on 11 December 2009.

Click hereto view a copy of the Industrial Relations Commission Rules 2009 as published on the NSW legislation website on 24 December 2009.

Note in relation to forms:

The Commission is currently reviewing forms with a view to utilising, as far as possible or practicable, prescribed forms under the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules. Pending that review, files currently available on the Commission's website should continue to be used. Click herefor those forms.

Note in relation to Practice Directions.

Current practice directions will be re-issued as Practice Notes under the relevant provisions of the Civil Procedure Act2005 or the Industrial Relations Act1996 following the commencement of the new rules regime. A further announcement will be placed on our website with a link to the new Practice Notes on 1 February 2010.